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FTFY, LL Bean

7" X 5", o/cp
In the world of nerds (like the one I'm married to) and internet forums (which I frequent), FTFY stands for "fixed that for you." One alters and restates something to express a correction or one's own impression, adding "FTFY". Here we have a sort of visual example. I posted previously about the value of painting from fashion magazines or catalogs, for practice. When I do this, often without thinking, I "correct" the model's proportions to reflect a more realistic physique--because very few people are size zero. The figure above is one that I painted to look more like a real person. Here's the source photo from the LL Bean catalog...it's not an egregious example, but still. It's the principle of the thing. Fixed that for you, LL Bean.

Painting is an attempt to come to terms with life. There are as many solutions as there are human beings.

George Tooker

If you draw, the world becomes more beautiful, far more beautiful. Trees that used to be just scrub suddenly reveal their form. Animals that were ugly make you see their beauty. If you go for a walk, you'll be amazed how different everything can look. Less and less is ugly if every day you recognize beautiful forms in ugliness and learn to love them.